Android vulnerability allowed for PNG files to execute malware

With smartphones becoming a central hub for our lives and being used for financial transactions on a daily basis, hackers are always looking for ways to gain access to them so they can be used for nefarious purposes like stealing personal data, credit card numbers and so on. This is why it is so important for smartphones to receive regular security updates and for the operating system’s developers to find vulnerabilities and fix them as soon as possible.

Luckily, this was the case with a newly discovered potential point for exploits found by the Android security team. It was quite an unusual ...

Friday, 8 February 2019 GSM ARENA GSMArena.com